Hey guys, I've just been asked to recommend server hardware and I'm lost. I can do all the software side of it and workstations are a breeze for me, but server hardware is a new ballfield altogether. I figure most people here have had thoughts about the high end of computing so maybe you can answer some questions for me.
-Would it be better to run a virtual server with a load-balancer hooked up to a failsafe .. or just 1 dedicated server with a failover.
- What kind of hardware can you recommend
- should I go with the pre-built. I fear my tenure building my home systems have made the words pre-made sour in my mouth.
Edit: Gah! I forgot to mention what this was used for. Thx Bob. It's mostly going to be a web server to put out a fair amount of dynamically created content as well as hold a database. It'll be hooked onto the end of a dedicated t1 line. This will eventually be a mission critical implementation after testing and whatnot, but I'd like to get it close to right the first time around.
-Would it be better to run a virtual server with a load-balancer hooked up to a failsafe .. or just 1 dedicated server with a failover.
- What kind of hardware can you recommend
- should I go with the pre-built. I fear my tenure building my home systems have made the words pre-made sour in my mouth.
Edit: Gah! I forgot to mention what this was used for. Thx Bob. It's mostly going to be a web server to put out a fair amount of dynamically created content as well as hold a database. It'll be hooked onto the end of a dedicated t1 line. This will eventually be a mission critical implementation after testing and whatnot, but I'd like to get it close to right the first time around.
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